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Monarch’s show of support comes as Keir Starmer will attempt to pick up the pieces of shattered Ukraine peace talks at EU leaders’ summit

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Never before has the ‘leader of the free world’ told a brave nation fighting for its survival that it would be better if it gave up. Donald Trump must not succeed in pushing the Ukrainian people to surrender

With or without the US, Europe must learn to defend itself, and Ukraine, against Russian aggression

"Are the Europeans willing to stand up for themselves, for their principles, for their values, and for fellow Europeans? And I fear the answer is no."

Trump and Vance, I think, never really intended to have a conversation with Zelenskyy. Instead, they wanted to look tough on TV

In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up

Europe can’t wait to react to Trump’s mood swings but must show we have the will and the wallet to take back control• Ukraine war live

As he attempts to repair relations, the prime minister is being forced closer to a choice between the US and Europe

As US President Donald Trump moves to reshape transatlantic ties, experts warn the EU must unite to counter global threats. Following Germany’s elections, RFI’s Jan van der Made spoke with Ralf Fücks, a former Green Party politician and head of the Center for Liberal Modernity think tank. He asked him…

Having scored a stunning equaliser, Matheus Cunha saw red before the hosts edged a nervy penalty shootout

COMMENT: As the prime minister prepares to host European leaders at a Downing Street summit this weekend to discuss the Russian threat, his ‘triumphant’ White House visit has been tarnished by the televised punishment beating of Volodymyr Zelensky, says John Rentoul